A Thematic Review of Studies into the Effectiveness of Context-Based Chemistry Curricula

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 686-701

  Ültay, Neslihan ^a   Çalık, Muammer ^b  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemistry education; Context based approach; Context based curricula; Thematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864692785     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9357-5     Document Type: Review

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